1. (1) Any person involved in collection, transportation, and disposal of biomedical waste must be adequately trained. A company involved in collection, transportation, and disposal of biomedical waste must:

   1. (a) Develop, publish and maintain an employee training plan;
   2. (b) Ensure that company employees are properly trained; and
   3. (c) Certify that company employees are properly trained.
2. (2) The employee training plan must be kept on file in the company's main office, available for inspection by the commission, its authorized representatives, and customers.

3. (3) The employee training plan must include the following training elements:

   1. (a) Safe operation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment inspection procedures;
   2. (b) Safe collection, transport and disposal of biomedical waste;
   3. (c) Information on health risks associated with the collection, transport and disposal of biomedical waste;
   4. (d) Emergency procedures for spills of biomedical waste, rupture of containers, and equipment failure;
   5. (e) Notification procedures following a biomedical waste spill or repackaging of biomedical waste;
   6. (f) Packaging and labeling requirements;
   7. (g) Personal hygiene practices;
   8. (h) Use of protective clothing and equipment;
   9. (i) Contamination control procedures for vehicles and equipment; and
   10. (j) Shipping-paper requirements.

4. (4) A company must maintain a file of certificates on each person trained. A suggested sample form for the certificate of employee training is:

   certificate of employee training
   Name of Carrier: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   Driver's Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   Operator's Driver's CDL/License No.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   Dates of Training: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   Signature of driver acknowledging completion of training program:
   Driver: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that the employee named above received training in proper collection, transportation, and disposal of biomedical waste:
   Signature/Title: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   County where signed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Statutory Authority: RCW 81.04.160, 81.77.030 and 80.01.040. WSR 01-08-012 (Docket No. TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-441, filed 3/23/01, effective 4/23/01.]